Los Carpinteros - Latin America New York Wednesday, November 18, 2015 | Phillips

Latin America

New York Auction 18 November 2015 6pm

  • Provenance

    Galeria Fortes Vilaça, São Paulo
    Acquired from the above by the present owner

  • Artist Biography

    Los Carpinteros

    Cuban • N/A

    The Cuban artist collective Los Carpinteros (The Carpenters) was formed in 1992 and has since produced some of the most important contemporary art in Latin America. Originally comprised of Marco Castillo, Dagoberto Rodriguez and Alexandre Arrechea (who left the group in June 2003), the trio abandoned the concept of individual authorship and instead worked in the tradition of guild and artisan workshops. Their technically sophisticated drawings and sculptures are primarily inspired by design and architectural constructions, such as desks, chairs, armoires and other pieces of furniture. In illustrating seemingly banal objects, Los Carpinteros comment on materialism, highlighting the practicality as well as the uselessness of the depicted objects.

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Los Carpinteros

Diseño interior

2003
watercolor on paper, dyptich
each 41 6/5 x 29 1/2 in. (107.2 x 74.9 cm)
Signed, titled and dated "diseño interior (díptico) - Los Carpinteros - La Hab 2003" lower right.

Estimate
$12,000 - 18,000 

Sold for $21,250

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Latin America

New York Auction 18 November 2015 6pm